Perioperative dexamethasone in high-grade gliomas: the short-term benefits and long-term harms
Dexamethasone has been commonly given to patients with a presumed new GBM in relatively large doses (6-16 mg daily for 1-2 weeks) since the 1960s without any rigorous evidence. This treatment with dexamethasone before the diagnosis and adjuvant therapy makes GBM patients unique compared to other new...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1335730/full |